How our icons are made
Four crafts, from the original painted entirely by hand to the gallery print, and fourteen grounds in gold, silver, foil and colour. Every icon follows Byzantine technique and style and is made to order.
Four crafts
From the original painted entirely by hand to the gallery print.
Craft IHand-Painted100% handwritten: the whole image painted by hand on gold leaves or a blue ground.Read about the craft
Craft IIMuseum EditionsAll parts made by hand; only the theme is reproduced, printed on a hand-gilded panel.Read about the craft
Craft IIISilver ReliefsSilver plated with gold details, or pure silver with 24k gold plating, on wood.Read about the craft
Craft IVGallery PrintsThe theme applied with a gold foil or gold print background, on a flat or hand-carved panel.Read about the craft
Every background
Each sample is a close-up of the real panel. The label shows the panel types it comes on and the craft that offers it.
Gold leaves
Real gold leaf in different karats and finishes, laid by hand on the panel.
24k Gold LeavesEngraved · Flat24 karat gold leaves laid as the ground of the painting.Hand-Painted
22k Gold LeavesFlat · Recessed · Framed22 karat gold leaves applied by hand across the background.Museum Editions
18k Gold LeavesEngraved18 karat gold leaves applied by hand across the background.Museum Editions
Matte Gold LeavesRecessed · Carved · Flat · FramedMatte gold leaves applied by hand across the background.Museum Editions
Silver
Pure silver leaves as a ground, or the whole image as a silver relief.
Pure Silver LeavesRecessedPure silver leaves applied by hand across the background.Museum Editions
Silver Plated with Gold DetailsFlat · FramedThe printed theme is applied to the panel and then silver plated, with gold details.Silver Reliefs
Pure Silver with 24k Gold PlatingCarvedA carved theme in pure silver, finished with 24 karat gold plating.Silver Reliefs
Pure Silver EggsTwo-sided eggPure silver with 24 karat gold plating, with a different saint or feast on each side.Silver Reliefs
Foil & print
Gold foil grounds and gold-print techniques, our most accessible icons.
Gold Foil with Gilding EffectRecessed · Flat · FramedA gold foil ground with a gilding effect.Museum Editions
Gold FoilFlatA gold foil ground on a flat wood panel.Museum Editions
Aged Gold FoilFlatThe theme applied with an aged gold foil background, using our Gold Foil Print Technique.Gallery Prints
Gold Print, Hand-CarvedCarvedA hand-carved panel with a gold print background; the name and decorative shapes are made by hand.Gallery Prints
Colour
Blue grounds: painted by hand with a gilded halo, or printed.
The panels
The shape of the wood is part of the icon. These are the panels we make.
Panels
The wood the icon is made on.
FlatA flat natural wood panel.All four crafts
RecessedThe image sits inside a raised border.Museum Editions
EngravedEngraved panels for hand-painted icons and 18k museum editions.Hand-Painted · Museum Editions
CarvedCarved natural wood; gallery prints are hand-carved to shape.Museum Editions · Silver Reliefs · Gallery Prints
FramedPlaced into a wooden frame with protecting glass.Museum Editions · Silver Reliefs
Any saint, any feast, painted for you
Choose the size, the composition and the background, and our iconographers paint it to order.
